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How are patients admitted into the Undiagnosed Disease Program?

Patients apply to the program and are accepted based on objective evidence that they have a diagnosable condition. In this video, HealthMaker Cynthia Tifft, MD, PhD, director of NIH’s Pediatric Undiagnosed Diseases Program, explains what’s involved.


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  • What is the Undiagnosed Disease Program?

  • The real struggle and frustration of unexplained illnesses

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